What color is #A9EBE8?

#A9EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9EBE8?

The RGB value is 169, 235, 232: 169 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9EBE8?

The complementary color is #EBA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9EBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9EBE8 color

#A9EBE8 rgb(169, 235, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A9EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 92.2% green and 91% blue (169, 235, 232).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 62% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#A9EBE8 color codes

HEX	`#A9EBE8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 235, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 92.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 62%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 28%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.77, -21.17, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.77, 21.8, 193.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.631, 73.675, 87.354)`
Decimal	`11135976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9EBE8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A9EBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9EBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A9EBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ebe8; }
.text { color: #a9ebe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ebe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 235 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ebe8, #a9cdeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9EBE8?: #A9EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9EBE8?: The RGB value is 169, 235, 232: 169 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9EBE8?: The complementary color is #EBA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9EBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.